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Andrew Gross

Islanders sweep Penguins to reach second round of Stanley Cup playoffs

PITTSBURGH _ Sweep.

A regular season of surprising their critics turned into a true display of Islanders' resiliency on Tuesday night as they clinically dispatched a Penguins team still only two years removed from back-to-back Stanley Cups.

They did it with a 3-1 win in Game 4 at PPG Paints Arena for their first playoff series sweep since the 1983 Stanley Cup Final. The Islanders finished the game two players short, playing half the game with five defensemen after Johnny Boychuk was hurt. And they were again able to overcome a one-goal deficit, this time the Penguins energizing the crowd of 18,810 with a goal in the opening minute.

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